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Xinhua says Western media have been prejudiced and short-sighted in their portrayal of the Brics group.

According to the Hurun Global Rich List for 2015, UK was on fifth place with a total of 80 billionaires.

Russia and North Korea's proposed military exercise will be seen as show of strength against US and South Korea.

Russian official says US proposal to give powerful weapons to Ukraine to fight pro-Moscow rebels will escalate conflict.

Around 3,000 extra deaths are expected this week, based on a similar deaths hike to the mid-January cold spell's extra 3,721 deaths.

Shell strikes third floor apartment in nine-storey building in Yenakieve.

Guide to install Android 5.0.1 Lollipop I9500XXUHOA7 update on Galaxy S4 I9500.

Russian bomber said to have been carrying nuclear weapon while intercepted over UK airspace by RAF jets.

Foreign ministers of Russia, India, and China are in Beijing for RIC gathering to discuss range of foreign policy issues.

Only Russia and North Korea viewed more negatively than Israel by the UK public - poll

OCSE-led peace talks in Belarusian capital fail to secure ceasefire agreement dashing hopes.

The philosopher and Kremlin insider Alexander Dugin argues that nation states will dissolve and a 'Eurasian empire' will arise to rival the West.

Ephraim Izmailov used police badge to win trust of victims

New hard-left Greek prime minister and Russian president have much common ground.

Former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko died of radioactive poisoning in London in 2006

Report citing Seoul government source suggests Kim Jong-un may attend Asian-African summit in Indonesia.

Security forces in Mariupol in eastern Ukraine remain on high alert over raging fighting.

Pro-Russian separatist leader determined to take on Ukrainian forces amid simmering conflict in the eastern region.

UN human rights office says conflict in deadliest period since September ceasefire.

Rail link will go through Kazakhstan and make travel between Asia and Europe easier.

Exclusive: The Guv spoke to IBTimes UK about Fkup and the 2015 General Election.

She is the latest recruit to join the Ukrainian Army in fight against the pro-Russian separatists.

The population of killer virus strain MDR TB grew sharply in the 1820s and then again in the 1990s.

An example of this "Silk Road" is the container rail freight service between Duisburg, Germany and Chongqing with a major rail/road container service centre at Xi'an's "Inland Port"

Masha hailed as hero for keeping baby warm in sub-zero temperatures for several hours

Over one million Ukrainians driven from homes by conflict between separatists and Kiev government.

Chinese smartphone startup Xiaomi will expand beyond Asia for the first time in 2015 launching in Russia and Brazil

Universal Credit Rating Group would issue first ratings in 2015, according to Russian analyst.

New Russian regulation denying transgender people the right to drive has drawn condemnation from human rights activists and LGBT community.

Russia's FSB approached Snowden with a job offer while he was stuck at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, says Sarah Harrison of WikiLeaks.